depot

Noun
Synonyms: terminalterminusstorehouseentrepotstoragestore

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goodsSynonyms: terminalterminus
  2. a depository for goods“storehouses were built close to the docks”Synonyms: storehouseentrepotstoragestore
Advertisement

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Depot \De"pot\ (d[=e]"p[-o]; French d[asl]*p[=o]"; 277), n. [F. d['e]p[^o]t, OF. depost, fr. L. depositum a deposit. See Deposit, n.]

1.A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse. [1913 Webster]

The islands of Guernsey and Jersey are at present the great depots of this kingdom.— Brit. Critic (1794).[1913 Webster]

2.(Mil.) (a) A military station where stores and provisions are kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled. (b) (Eng. & France) The headquarters of a regiment, where all supplies are received and distributed, recruits are assembled and instructed, infirm or disabled soldiers are taken care of, and all the wants of the regiment are provided for. [1913 Webster]

3.A railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passengers or freight. [U. S.]

Syn: See Station. [1913 Webster]

Advertisement